Painting Tips
How to Paint a Sunroom: Glazing Bars, Heat and All That Cutting In
A sunroom breaks the assumption every other painting guide is built on. Normally a room is mostly wall, so you cut in the edges and…
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How to Paint a Foyer: Entrance Halls, Double Height Walls and Trim
A foyer is the room everyone sees and nobody plans for. It is usually the first space a visitor stands in, often the tallest, almost…
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How to Paint a Stairwell Safely (Tall Walls, Gable Ends and Access)
Painting a stairwell is an access problem first and a painting problem second. The walls themselves are ordinary drywall or plaster, and the paint goes…
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How to Paint a Garage (Walls, Ceiling and the Floor Question)
This guide is about painting the garage as a space: the walls, the ceiling, and what to do about the floor. It is not about…
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How to Paint a Basement (Moisture, Masonry and Method)
Before you buy a single item for a basement paint job, test the walls for moisture. Tape a piece of clear plastic sheet, roughly a…
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How to Paint Gutters (Aluminum, Steel, Copper and Vinyl)
You can paint gutters, and painted gutters can look excellent, but only if you solve the adhesion problem first. Gutters are almost always factory-finished aluminum,…
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How to Paint Wood Siding (Complete Prep and Painting Guide)
Painting wood siding is roughly eighty percent preparation and twenty percent painting. The short version: wash the siding and treat any mildew, scrape and sand…
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Best Paint for Exterior Trim: How to Choose by Property, Not Brand
The best paint for exterior trim is a flexible, high adhesion exterior acrylic or an alkyd modified acrylic hybrid, in satin or semi gloss, over…
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How to Paint a Shed: Timber, Metal, and Plastic, Start to Finish
A shed is a whole small building, which makes it the most complete painting project most people take on at home. Roof, walls, corners, door,…
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How to Paint Porch Columns: Prep, Bases, and Round Column Technique
Porch columns are the hardest part of a porch to paint well, and they are the part that fails first. This guide is about the…